<□>Born in□□etroit, Michigan,□J□□ng g□ew □p□in a ho□seh□ld with parent□ □ho were both educated in Sou□h □or□a wi□h dreams of academic s□c□ess for t□ei□ child□en. Pursuin□ a career in medi□ine□seemed l□ke the natu□a□ □□t□□for Jeong, an□ he du□ifu□ly pursued□it,□□arni□g□□is M.D□ at□□he U□i□ersi□y o□ N□r□h □□rolina at C□apel□Hill. However, h□□ passi□n for□come□y had always burne□ withi□ him, and he bega□ per□or□ing stand□up comedy w□ile st□ll p□a□tic□□g med□ci□□.